conglomeration
Americannoun
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the act of conglomerating; the state of being conglomerated.
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a cohering mass; cluster.
- Synonyms:
- conglomerate, aggregation, aggregate, agglomeration
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a heterogeneous combination.
a conglomeration of ideas.
- Synonyms:
- conglomerate, aggregation, aggregate, agglomeration
Other Word Forms
- conglomerative adjective
Etymology
Origin of conglomeration
1620–30; < Late Latin conglomerātiōn- (stem of conglomerātiō ), equivalent to conglomerāt ( us ) conglomerate + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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I think my music is very now as much as it’s a conglomeration of my life.
From Los Angeles Times
The age of conglomeration is designed to keep ever bigger buffer zones between owners and workers, buyers and sellers.
From Salon
There was nothing natural or inevitable about the process of conglomeration.
From Salon
I think that's what's so great about the gig is that it's a conglomeration of a bunch of people doing what we all have access to — music.
From Salon
“I’m making a new conglomeration,” Coppola says, smiling.
From Seattle Times
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